The best in airport food and drink

By Katia Hetter, CNN

Updated 4:59 PM ET, Wed October 2, 2013

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Best airport coffee shop – Copenhagen Airport's Joe & The Juice was honored specifically for its joe in the third annual Airport Food and Beverage Awards. Click through to see other winners of the international honors.

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Best airport 'food to go' – Napa Farms Market at San Francisco International Airport was awarded for best to-go food. The market, by Tastes on the Fly, also won for "best airport food and beverage reflecting sense of place."

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Best airport bar – The Red Lion at the London Gatwick Airport North Terminal received the award for best airport bar.

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Best airport wine bar – Best wine bar honors were awarded to Cru Wine Bar at Denver International Airport.

Best fast food/quick service restaurant – Shake Shack at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport received the award for best quick service dining.

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Four U.S. airports won a total of six awards

Copenhagen's airport took home three awards

Awards included best coffee shop, best wine bar and best food court

These aren't your stereotypical greasy airport burger and fries.

Airports from the United States, England and Denmark dominated the Moodie Report's third annual Airport Food & Beverage Awards, which were announced Wednesday evening in Dubai.

"We have been deeply impressed by the volume and, more importantly, quality of nominations this year," said Martin Moodie, Moodie Report founder and chairman, in a statement prior to the awards announcement. The Moodie Report owns and produces the conference and the awards.

"There's plenty of innovation and an intriguing reflection of a number of the sector's most notable trends," Moodie said.

Best airport coffee shop: Joe & The Juice, Copenhagen Airport

Best airport "food to go": Napa Farms Market, San Francisco International Airport

Best airport food and beverage sense of place: Napa Farms Market, San Francisco International Airport

Best fast food/quick service restaurant: Shake Shack, New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport

Awards were handed out in 15 categories. The judges were Moodie; David King, director of the David King Partnership; and Wendy Bartlett, managing director of Bartlett Mitchell. They selected the short list from 209 entries from airports and included two awards for railway stations as well.